The Haunted Mill

Misfit scare actors at a Halloween attraction become a paranormal investigation team.

A mash-up of supernatural horror and slow-burn gay romance.

Maxwell saw the Haunted Mill attraction as nothing more than a temporary Halloween gig to get him through the fall. But he didn't expect Luke. Luke is quiet. Guarded. Strange in a way Maxwell can't quite explain. He seems troubled by things nobody else can see. The longer they work together inside the crumbling haunted house, the more curious they become about each other.

Then the mill burns.

An eccentric local fixture dies, and the people of Bramble Grove settle quickly on an explanation: arson, suicide, case closed. But when the smoke settles, strange things begin happening around Luke. Messages from beyond. Unexplained fires. Entities made of ash and soot.

Maxwell doesn't believe in ghosts. But he believes Luke is terrified.

Former cast members reunite to search for answers. The closer they come to the truth, the more certain they become that something followed them out of the flames. And as the danger surrounding Luke grows, so does the connection between him and Maxwell.

Tropes & themes:

• Slow-burn gay romance
• Opposites attract
• Found family
• Skeptic × believer
• Forced proximity / working together
• Paranormal investigation
• Haunted attraction / haunted location
• Ghostly mystery
• Something followed them home
• Small-town secrets